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Eurekalert Medical and Health News: 10-28-2004
Resveratrol exhibited anti-inflammatory activity in all systems examined: laboratory cells lines as well as human airway epithelial cells. Imperial College London study is novel as it examines the anti-inflammatory mechanism(s) of resveratrol in cells relevant to human disease and explores all proposed mechanisms of action.Resveratrol didn't act as either an estrogen or glucocorticosteroid, both of which hinder patient compliance.Developing an aerosol version seen as key for COPD, steroid-resistant asthma.
A little over a year ago, VIB, the D. Collen Research Foundation, and the K.U.Leuven invested in the acquisition of a new technology provided by the zebra fish. This small aquarium fish can be used to aid the study of the function of human genes. That this investment is reaping returns is evident from the study that VIB researchers at the K.U.Leuven are publishing today in the renowned journal Nature.
Doctors have found important new evidence to explain why mental function becomes less efficient with ageing. In the first study of its type in the world, a team at the University of Edinburgh found that worse mental function is linked with abnormally enlarged channels around blood vessels in the brain. The report, published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, will help doctors to better understand the causes of dementia.
Babies who are breastfed have a lower risk of developing childhood leukemia, according to a new analysis of 14 studies by UC Berkeley researchers published in the journal Public Health Reports. The authors of the paper say breastfeeding may help protect against early infections that can trigger a rare genetic change linked to childhood leukemia.
Virginia residents and those from throughout the mid-Atlantic region will soon have access to one of the worlds' most advanced cancer treatment systems. The University of Virginia Health System has installed a $2.7 million TomoTherapy Hi-Art System.
Lack of physical activity is costly not just to people's health but to their wallets as well, a new study suggests.
Findings presented at an October meeting of the American Neurological Association could change the way patients are treated.
.Doctors are turning to wireless technology in an effort to better treat people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Doctors and nurses, will explore whether gadgets such as motion sensors and wearable motion detectors can give doctors and nurses a clear picture of patients' lives in their own homes.
US Representative, researchers, patients and supporters of Schneider Children's Hospital (SCH) gathered earlier this week to announce the awarding of a $1 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to expand research into a rare blood disease called Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA), which researchers have found to be associated with an increased risk of cancer and a high rate of birth defects.
A primitive roundworm called Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is being evaluated in a Duke University laboratory as a cheaper and quicker alternative to rats and mice in testing chemicals for several kinds of toxicity.
The current issue of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD) includes articles that focus on wound healing, health and psychological benefits of exercise for aging adults and people with disabilities, factors impacting rehabilitation effectiveness, as well as speech recognition systems and low vision programs. Full-text articles are available, free, online at www.vard.org.
Teleconference to recap presentations given on TB therapies in development from the IUATLD conference in Paris and the ICAAC conference in Latest scientific studies and results will be shared; briefings from the TB Alliance, leading pharmaceutical companies and academic laboratories will participate. There will be a Q&A session for journalists.
For elderly women, the location of body fat is more important than total fat amount in predicting future heart attacks, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.
New findings from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have shown that there is hope for individuals suffering a life-long history of reading problems. Using brain imaging technology the research group showed how the adult dyslexic brain responds to a specific phonological-based reading intervention program responsible for reading skill improvement.
Treating patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer more aggressively by giving them higher doses of radiation helps keep the disease from spreading and allows some patients to live longer, according to a new study published in the November 1, 2004, issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported today that it has awarded student loan repayment contracts to more than 1,400 health researchers across the nation in Fiscal Year 2004.
Yale has received a $1.7 million grant to study whether a history of use of ecstasy and marijuana is associated with cognitive deficits in adolescents.
A team in the US have dramatically saved the sight of a patient with retinitis pigmentosa - a cause of blindness affecting millions of people. The patient has gone from being totally blind, to being able to read and play computer games. And all thanks to a transplant of a sheet of retinal cells. However there is a catch - the sheets of retinal cells are harvested from aborted fetuses, which some people find objectionable.
According to current epidemiological data, approximately 1 in 200 young people suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD can cripple their lives, disrupt their learning, and drive a wedge through their families. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers, and a team of researchers from Duke University Medical Center, have developed a scientifically conclusive treatment combination - using Cognitive Behavior Therapy and commonly prescribed anti-depressant medication - to help pediatric patients overcome OCD.
Clemson University has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Partnerships for Innovation program. The program creates prospects for economic growth and new jobs by supporting the research-business-government relationships that transfer advances in labs to advances in lives.
Rekindling a debate on the safety of performing an increasingly popular non-surgical heart procedure in hospitals that do not have onsite cardiac surgery programs, a study led by Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) concluded that patients who undergo the procedure in hospitals without cardiac surgeons have a higher rate of mortality than those in hospitals with a cardiac surgery program.
New phosphate binder effectively lowers damaging phosphate levels in ESRD patients without the long-term safety problems of traditional options.
Novartis Pharma AG announced today that Emselex. (darifenacin hydrobromide), 7.5 mg and 15 mg, has been granted Marketing Authorization by the European Commission for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in all 25 European member states as well as Norway and Iceland.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals is announcing a breakthrough in research for multiple sclerosis (MS) - the development of a new class of compounds, termed non-antibacterial tetracyclines, which have demonstrated promising activity against the best preclinical model of the disease, the EAE model (Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis). For the first time, Paratek and its partner Serono are presenting data at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting that show that these non-antibacterial tetracycline compounds have preclinical efficacy comparable to minocycline.
Women with endometriosis have a higher risk of also having migraine according to research published (Thursday 28 October) in Human Reproduction.
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